Physical Literacy, BHPE (Honours)

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An Honours degree provides more extensive exposure to the knowledge and practice of the discipline. Students may apply to the department for acceptance into the Honours stream upon successful completion of twenty courses in the Bachelor of Health and Physical Education program. Acceptance into the Honours stream is competitive meaning students with higher GPAs will be considered first. Students must present a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.50. Students may apply for entrance into Honours between March 1 and May 1 of the academic year in which they have successfully completed twenty courses.

Honours students are required to complete:

Core courses required to obtain a Health and Physical Education Degree in their respective major;
Additional courses in statistics and research methods; and
An Honours thesis. The thesis provides an opportunity for the student to engage in research within a specific area of HPED, apply the statistical and research methods skills they have acquired in previous courses, and provides the student with the opportunity to write a formal research report under the direct supervision of their supervisor. Completion of an Honours degree indicates that you have engaged in some form of independent learning, under the guidance of an HPED faculty supervisor, over and above that required by regular degree-related course work.

Major Requirements

ATTH 2505 - Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
HPED 1000 - Introduction to Health and Physical Education
HPED 1020 - Foundations of Leadership and Communication for Recreation, Health, Sport, Physical Literacy and the Outdoors.
HPED 1040 - Wellness and the Student: From Personal Health to Community Action
HPED 2010 - Historical Foundations of Recreation, Health, Sport, Physical Literacy and the Outdoors
HPED 2030 - Statistics and Research Methods
HPED 2050 - Professional Practice
HPED 2507 - Nutrition and Health
HPED 2850 - Introductory Strength Training
HPED 3010 - Sociological Perspectives of Recreation, Health, Sport, Physical Literacy and the Outdoors
HPED 3050 - Practicum
PHYL 1512 - Human Anatomy (This course fulfils the General Education requirement for Cluster 1, Tier 2)
PHYL 2514 - Human Physiology
PHYL 2520 - Introductory and Intermediate Coaching
PHYL 2530 - Foundations of Physical Literacy
PHYL 3320 - Adapted Physical Activity
PHYL 3510 - Exercise Psychology
PHYL 3514 - Exercise Physiology
PHYL 3516 - Biomechanics
PHYL 3518 - Physical Growth and Development
PHYL 4340 - Health Promotion
PHYL 4518 - Motor Learning
PHYL 4550 - Social and Emotional Domains of Physical Literacy
PHYL 5300 - Issues in Physical Literacy and Health
Two Electives courses
Nine General Education courses
One of
HPED 2830 - Introductory Flexibility and Relaxation
HPED 2851 - Cardiovascular Training
One of
HPED 1070 - Foundations of Outdoor Leadership
HPED X8XX (3-credit activity course or equivalent)
PHYL 1310 - Teaching Games for Understanding
One of
PHYL 4203 - Fitness Assessment and Prescription
PHYL 4700 - Physical Activity and the Older Adult

Physical Literacy Honours Requirements

HPED 5000 - HPED Honours Thesis
One of
HPED 3030 - Research Methods and Statistics for Health Professionals
PSYC 2211 - Statistical Methods for Psychology II *
One of
CRJS 3005 - Qualitative Research Methods
POST 2208 - Qualitative Research Methods
SLGY 3323 - Qualitative Research Methods
PSYC 4412 - Advanced Statistical Methods for Psychology *
*Additional statistics and research methods courses at the 3000 level or higher may be eligible to meet this requirement. Chair approval is required for any course that is not explicitly listed above.

*Students wishing to use PSYC 2211 or PSYC 4412 will require Chair approval for entry into the course.

General Education

There is one course listed in the Physical Literacy Major Requirements that satisfies both the major requirements and a portion of the General Education requirements. In addition to this one course, students require nine additional General Education courses to meet the General Education requirements to graduate with a Bachelor of Health and Physical Education - Physical Literacy.

Four courses will be taken at the foundational level: one from each of the thematic clusters.
Two courses will be taken at the second tier: no more than one from each of the thematic clusters (excluding Cluster 1)
Three courses must be taken at the third tier, selected from at least two of the thematic clusters.

Students admitted to the Bachelor of Health and Physical Education - Physical Literacy program requires specific general education courses to meet graduation requirements. These are specified in the program curriculum. For incoming students in the BHPE program, it is important to seek clarification of these requirements and up-to-date registration information through an Academic Advisor in the Department of Health and Physical Education. See details on the nature and structure of General Education here.